Ball of Nations

Ball of Nations
Directed by	Karl Ritter
Written by	Paul Beyer (operetta) Heinz Hentschke (operetta) Felix Lützkendorf Karl Ritter
Produced by	Karl Schulz
Starring	Zsa Zsa Gabor Gustav Fröhlich Claudine Dupuis
Cinematography	Ted Kornowicz Heinz Ritter
Edited by	Herbert B. Fredersdorf
Music by	Werner Bochmann Fred Raymond
Production company	Bühne und Film
Distributed by	Panorama-Film
Release date	25 December 1954 (1954-12-25)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

Ball of Nations (German: Ball der Nationen) is a 1954 West German musical comedy film directed by Karl Ritter and starring Zsa Zsa Gabor, Gustav Fröhlich and Claudine Dupuis. It was shot at the Wiesbaden Studios in Hesse and on location around the town. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Alfred Bütow and Ernst Schomer. It was not a success at the box office and was director Ritter's last film, after a plan to remake Pandora's Box fell through and he retired to Argentina.

Synopsis

American journalist is sent to cover a European peace conference but finds himself distracted by the attractive revue singer Vera van Loon.

Cast

• Zsa Zsa Gabor as Vera van Loon
• Gustav Fröhlich as Percy Buck
• Claudine Dupuis as Marianne
• Ingrid Lutz as Rosita
• Walter Müller as Michel
• Rolf Wanka as Brambachen
• Paul Henckels as Hopkins
• Alexander Golling as Scrjabin
• Erika von Thellmann as Baronin Ziegler
• Chris Howland as Dr. Johnson
• Ursula Herking as Stasi
• Lys Assia as Singer
• Herbert Kiper as Manager Oskar Kaiser
• Alice Treff as Madame Tschang
• Fred Nolt as Hoppe
• Herbert Schimkat as Prof. Heiborg
• Karina Dakar as Solotänzerin
• Ciro di Pardo as Solotänzer

Bibliography

• Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.

External links

• Ball of Nations at IMDb